Kidsafe launches 2012 National Playspace Design Awards

Kidsafe (the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia) has announced details of the 2012 National Playspace Design Awards.

The Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the provision of safe, creative playspaces across Australia and are open to service providers, design professionals, students, landscape contractors and playground providers in all sectors.

Presenting a great opportunity to showcase current playspace design and development achievements, the Awards aim to promote inspirational and innovative best practice play facilities and encourage healthy participation in recreational activities for all children.

Entries must reflect playspaces that:

• Have been installed/constructed since September 2010;

• Are currently open for use;

• Have not been submitted for previous Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards.

Playspace Design Award Categories are for:

• Children's Services : preschools, long day care, out of school hours care, vacation care, occasional care

• Schools

• Public Playspaces (for playspaces up to $500,000; costing $500,000 to $1 million and those costing more than $1 million)

• Innovative Design Elements such as sound items, shade, sandpit covers.

Entries close at 5pm AEST on Friday 31st August 2012 with the Awards to be announced as part of National Kidsafe Day celebrations on 23rd October 2012.

For more information and to enter contact KidsafeNSW on 02 9845 0890, E: kidsafe@chw.edu.au, www.kidsafensw.org/playsafety/design_awards2012.htm

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